New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-29
COVyySSIONER FINK HOME AGAIN.
ne LOOKS WELL, Is WELL AND TALKS IN CHELR-
FTL VEIN.

Albert Fink Commissioner of the Trunk line A.
scja ion wa, one of the passengers IF the steamer
Allcr who were landed here yes crday lie has been
away from Ncw-YOrk four months to day "A II"
friend, mot him the pier and he went directly 10
the Murray IIill Hotel lie received somo callers
there and later in the day he went TO thc Trunk Line
osce in Broadway On hi, desk va, u handsome lou
onct Of flowers 10 attest the welcome OF his
subo,dnacs but the Commissioner didn't 10 her him
self aboni the Diet ais business lie Will take these
nm tomorrow. Mr. Fink looks the picture Of health
md he saws that he feels brighter and better than In
q long time. 10 a couple of newspaper friehds ho
c,satcd in an ofhand way about his European Trip
lie s.eu, ore month Weisbaden taking theba hs' and
ne month in Dresden the rest Of the time being passed
In raycll.ng around aud between those two places
wcbadcn Wa the objective point of the Commission
e and he made attempt 10 do extensive sightseeing
or v ing
All the railroad news learned while abroad was
from the American papers" Mr. Fink said " 1t seems
from them that the Interstate law has worked well
One German Of high anding In railroad and economic
natter, lad predicted the utter failure Of the attempt
to supervise our sys EN-. but think that tho law has
been Of large bcnef, 10 the road, and to tho people
The way hal paved by the progress made In the
railroad associations. If 1t had not been for then
work the uiytn of tariff, and the stability Of rates
.ll NOT bav, been secured There has been no no able
change in the condition Of he European roads ppciate
by Government since my last visit. they are trying
hard to initiate The improvements In American lines
but they do not appear know how 10 do 80 success
fully. No. ! am of hose who think tha' GOV
eminent control Of railways IA Eurpc /, objectionable
aud what evils exist would. Think exist under
private owcTnship Bu5 i most emphatcally Object
10 the idea of Government control here, and the con
dhon, Of this country and Europe different that
tie reasons should be obvious.
Mr. FINK said that from all he had heard he did not
believe that he situation In the Northwest was more
scfiuu, than il had been I'm he past when rate wars were
INDUCED in. There j. ground for alarm, he added
Tie road nave been built by OIL ana ~tNng Ones
and that can happen y the rcdnc'ion OF some
Dividend and 'hc passage of others 10 mol -dl Uia'
hi, viii be for we apt TO und'ir>tlma g
the growth of ih, Western country. Is' b" railroads
cast of the Mississippi Will not be affected 10y any rubl
among tAr Granger roads and while II may take a
Hulo LONGER time for he traffic to grow fully mp 10 The
facii'- Will come Jus a. II did In former periods
Of Development ia the NOrbwc>
Mr. FmL said that the Intcrs ate Commerce law won i
probably Lc amended by the mex. COng"-- but hr wa
not prepared TO LAY what changes hc might be Wiling
20 rcoilnl'i The most important par OF he matter
was 10 secure reasonable ntcrprc atOns aud judicial
direction Ne denied that NJ had resigned h office a
Commissioner. end when pressed for statement Of hi
flu uis inirain:l~ icpicd: Oh, well, you know IN
tend to drop some day
Mr. III sa!d hat all Europe seemed 10 bc waiting
and expecting war al al early DAY. Fur tia ica>On
he remarked. dOn think there Will be one az present
I j. Ike a panic-wag doesn't come whom every ON
opk- for & AM 1, prepared for it,